A Conversation With Rodolfo, CEO of Coinkite

In this episode I spend time with Rodolfo, CEO of Coinkite who are makers of bitcoin hardware products including Coldcard and Opendime, enabling the ability to use bitcoin securely and privately. To view comprehensive show notes, complete guest bios and links mentioned in the episode take a look below or go to advancetechmedia.org and click the episode title.

Written by Alexandra Moxin

In this episode I spend time with Rodolfo, CEO of Coinkite: makers of bitcoin hardware products. Coinkite has four main products enabling the ability to use bitcoin securely and privately. Opendime which is a bitcoin bearer bond, Coldcard one of the most private and secure bitcoin wallets, BlockClock created in 2019 to celebrate the first ten years of bitcoin and Coldpower a new device enabling data isolation for USB power for your Coldcard.

We talk about the pandemic and how things have changed before getting into Rodolfo’s bitcoin origin story. We cover bitcoin fundamentals, the impracticality of attempting a 51% attack on bitcoin vs. other protocols and Rodolfo’s thoughts on new and interesting developments coming to bitcoin including Schnorr, Taproot and the Square grant. We touch on smart contracts and tokens on bitcoin sidechains like the Liquid Network vs. other protocols.

Closing out the show I ask Rodolfo about amateur radio, why he got into it and how you can get involved. We also discuss carnivory and why privacy is important.

You can reach Rodolfo on twitter @ NVK or via the Coldcard telegram channel. If you’re curious about amateur radio reach the VHF Toronto tower and look up V83TOX.

Show Links

Coinkite
NVK on Twitter
Coldcard Telegram Channel: COLDCARD, OPENDIME & BLOCKCLOCK, by Coinkite
Coldcard Hardware Wallet
Opendime, the first Bitcoin Bearer Instrument
BlockClock
BlockClock mini
Coinkite on Twitter
Coldcard on Twitter
Opendime on Twitter
The BlockClock on Twitter
CN Tower